Now Open: Hawk's Tavern in Mill Valley, deaf-owned Mozzeria in the Mission, more

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Hawk’s Tavern officially opens today in Mill Valley. As you may recall, it’s the new restaurant/bar that comes courtesy of four primary partners: Peter Schumacher (Buckeye Roadhouse, Bungalow 44), interior designer Lori Yeomans (Wayfare Tavern, El Paseo), and two Mill Valley-based investors from Wayfare Tavern: Mike House and Rick Ronald. They brought on Tyler Florence to compose the menu, and the executive chef is Michael Thiemann, also of Wayfare Tavern.

Mozzeria opened over the weekend in San Francisco. Set on 16th Street, it’s a pizza joint, but perhaps more notably, it’s also the city’s first and only deaf-owned restaurant. The husband-and-wife duo of Melody and Russell Stein — and many of their workers — are deaf, and use ASL to communicate in the restaurant. (KQED has a great piece with the owners.) The restaurant itself (click here for the menu) is obviously centered around Neapolitan-style pies, but there’s also charcuterie, pastas, and salads available.

Open for dinner, Tuesday-Sunday.

3228 16th Street, between Guerrero and Dolores, San Francisco; (415) 489-0963 or mozzeria.com

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Galette 88 is now open in the Financial District. It’s a crepe house, in the former Pasta Bene, which closed earlier this year after two decades. Savory crepes, dessert crepes and Four Barrel coffee are highlights. For more info, see Tablehopper’s coverage.